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Disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme parks around the world from July the 1st. The entertainment giant has become the latest company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put a ban in place. Many museums now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of concerns that the sticks were dangerous for customers and Disney workers. She said: "We strive to provide a great experience for the entire family, and unfortunately, selfie sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast." She added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on them.

Selfie sticks have become very popular in recent years. They were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves. It seems as though everyone in the world is taking self-portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Even the president of the USA has been seen taking selfies. However, many people are getting angry with others who use selfie sticks, especially at tourist attractions. One passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shut the ride down for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a solution. It wrote: "Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that we're all born with - your arms."

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The 40 Lesson Activities on the PDF Handout

WARM-UPS

1. SELFIES: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about selfies. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. THEME PARKS: Design these new theme parks? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

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Chocolate World

BBC World

Health World

Shopping World

4. SELFIES: Students A strongly believe people who take selfies love themselves too much; Students B strongly believe everyone should take selfies. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. PHOTOS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

• selfies

• photos of babies

• photos of food

• photos of kittens

• nature photos

• family photos

• wedding photos

• celebrity pics

6. STICK: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "stick". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

Disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme parks (1) ____________ the world from July the 1st. The entertainment (2) ____________ has become the (3) ____________ company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put a ban in place. Many (4) ____________ now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of (5) ____________ that the sticks were dangerous for customers and Disney workers. She said: "We (6) ____________ to provide a great experience for the entire family, and unfortunately, selfie sticks have become a growing (7) ____________ concern for both our guests and (8) ____________." She added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on them.

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Selfie sticks have become very (9) ____________ in recent years. They were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves. It (10) ____________ as though everyone in the world is taking (11) ____________ -portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Even the president of the USA has been seen taking selfies. However, many people are getting (12) ____________ with others who use selfie sticks, especially at (13) ____________ attractions. One passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shut the ride (14) ____________ for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a (15) ____________. It wrote: "Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that we're all (16) ____________ with - your arms."

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LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)

Disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme parks ______

a. about the world
b. abound the world
c. around the world
d. errand the world

2)

Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put ______

a. a ban in place
b. a ban in place
c. a banning place
d. a band in place

3)

We strive to provide a great experience for ______

a. the entry family
b. the entire family
c. the end tyre family
d. the entirely family

Disney will ban selfie sticks (1) ___________________ theme parks around the world from July the 1st. The entertainment (2) ___________________ the latest company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies (3) ___________________ place. Many museums now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of concerns that the sticks were dangerous (4) ___________________ Disney workers. She said: "We strive to provide a great experience for the entire family, (5) ___________________, selfie sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast." She added that staff have had to (6) ___________________ people were using selfie sticks on them.

Selfie sticks have become very (7) ___________________ years. They were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves. (8) ___________________ everyone in the world is taking self-portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter (9) ___________________ media sites. Even the president of the USA has been seen taking selfies. However, many people are getting (10) ___________________ who use selfie sticks, especially at tourist attractions. (11) ___________________ used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shut the ride down for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a solution. It wrote: "Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that (12) ___________________ - your arms."

You think selfies are the best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things photos so good. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): wedding photos, photos of nature or photos of food.

Role B – Wedding photos

You think wedding photos are the best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things photos so good. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): selfies, photos of nature or photos of food.

Role C – Photos of nature

You think photos of nature are the best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things photos so good. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): wedding photos, selfies or photos of food.

Role D – Photos of food

You think photos of food are the best. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things photos so good. Also, tell the others which is the least interesting of these (and why): wedding photos, photos of nature or selfies.

Disney will ban selfie sticks at (1) ____ of its theme parks around the world from July the 1st. The entertainment giant has become the (2) ____ company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put a ban in (3) ____. Many museums now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of (4) ____ that the sticks were dangerous for customers and Disney workers. She said: "We strive to provide a great experience for the (5) ____ family, and unfortunately, selfie sticks have become a (6) ____ safety concern for both our guests and cast." She added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on them.

Selfie sticks have become very (7) ____ in recent years. They were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves. It seems (8) ____ though everyone in the world is taking (9) ____-portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites. Even the president of the USA has been seen taking selfies. However, many people are getting angry (10) ____ others who use selfie sticks, especially at tourist attractions. One passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shut the ride (11) ____ for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a solution. It wrote: "Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that we're all born (12) ____ - your arms."

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

Disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme / themes parks around the world from July the 1st. The entertainment gigantic / giant has become the latest / least company to ban the sticks. Universal Studios was one of the first companies to put a ban on / in place. Many museums now also ban them. Kim Prunty, a Disney spokeswoman, said the ban was because of concerns / concern that the sticks were dangerous for customers and Disney workers. She said: "We shift / strive to provide a great experience for the entirely / entire family, and unfortunately, selfie sticks have become a growth / growing safety concern for both our guests and cast / cart." She added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on there / them.

Selfie sticks have become very popular in recently / recent years. They were designed so that / where people with mobile cameras could take photos from / of themselves. It seems as though / thought everyone in the world is taking self-portraits to put on Facebook, Twitter and another / other social media sites. Even / Ever the president of the USA has been seen / seek taking selfies. However, many people are getting angry / angrily with others who use selfie sticks, especially at tourist attractions. One passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at Disney California Adventure shuts / shut the ride down for nearly an hour. The PC World magazine offers a solution. It wrote: "Maybe you should…use the selfie sticks what / that we're all born with – your arms."

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

disney will ban selfie sticks at all of its theme parks around the world from july the 1st the entertainment giant has become the latest company to ban the sticks universal studios was one of the first companies to put a ban in place many museums now also ban them kim prunty a disney spokeswoman said the ban was because of concerns that the sticks were dangerous for customers and disney workers she said "we strive to provide a great experience for the entire family and unfortunately selfie sticks have become a growing safety concern for both our guests and cast" she added that staff have had to stop rides because people were using selfie sticks on them

selfie sticks have become very popular in recent years they were designed so that people with mobile cameras could take photos of themselves it seems as though everyone in the world is taking self-portraits to put on facebook twitter and other social media sites even the president of the usa has been seen taking selfies however many people are getting angry with others who use selfie sticks especially at tourist attractions one passenger who used the stick on a rollercoaster at disney california adventure shut the ride down for nearly an hour the pc world magazine offers a solution it wrote "maybe you should…use the selfie sticks that we're all born with - your arms"

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about selfie sticks. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. SELFIES: Make a poster about selfies. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. SELFIE STICKS: Write a magazine article about selfie sticks. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against them.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on selfies. Ask him/her three questions about them. Give him/her three of your ideas on how best to use selfie sticks. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

a

F

b

F

c

T

d

T

e

F

f

F

g

T

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T

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.

ban

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prohibit

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workers

b.

staff

3.

provide

c.

give

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entire

d.

whole

5.

concern

e.

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created

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getting

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becoming

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especially

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particularly

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answer

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.

July 1st

2.

Universal Studios

3.

A Disney spokeswoman

4.

A great experience

5.

Disney staff

6.

In recent years

7.

Self-portraits

8.

At tourist attractions

9.

Nearly an hour

10.

Arms

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

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a

3.

b

4.

d

5.

c

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b

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d

8.

b

9.

b

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a

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